CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – New Carolina Panthers Ron Rivera says he’ll be hands-on with the defense. Old friend Sean McDermott will help him.
Less than a week after he was fired by the Philadelphia Eagles, McDermott was hired Thursday to be Rivera’s defensive coordinator in Carolina.
The 36-year-old McDermott worked with Rivera for five years in Philadelphia under the late Jim Johnson. McDermott was promoted to defensive coordinator when Johnson died of cancer in 2009.
The Eagles allowed 377 points this season, the most since 1974, leading to his dismissal Saturday.
Rivera said when he was hired this month that he’ll run the defense in Carolina, so McDermott may have fewer responsibilities.
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